Folding chair.



No. 8902705. PATENTED'JUNE 16, 190s. v. PILIA @L H. Bouma. FOLDING CHAR,

APPLIGATION FILED OUT. Z8, 1907.

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viTo PILIA `AND HARRIS Boonen, oF GALIFORNILPENNSYLVANIA.

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Specioation of'Letters Patent. Application leii October 26,19117. SerlaI'No. 899,305,

. Patented time ie, 1908.

To all whom it may concern: i 'I Beit known that we, Viro PILIA and Y HARRrs BOOKER, residents of California, in

the county of Washington and. State of Pennt scribed an claimed.

In the accom anying drawings Figure 1 is a side view oftlie chair when set up; Fig. 2 is a vertical section showing the chair adj usted for lounging pur oses with the desk or table swung to one si e; Figs. 3 and 4care side views showing the chair in different stages of foldi fold forwardly onto the seat.

Fig. 5 is a similar View showinor it competel f folded, and Figs. 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 are detail views showing various parts of the chair. i

The chair comprises a suitable seat 1 which may be of any desired sha e or construction and which forms the base or the attachment of the other parts. lIfhe chair is provided with a back 2, a pair of front legs 3 and a' pair of rear legs 4, all suitably hin ed tothe seat so they can` be folded. The` ack may be of any suitable construction, being shown as having two sideupri hts 5 which are secured to the rear ed e o the top of the seat by hinges 6 arranged to vpermit said back to. Arms or braces 7 are pivotally secured to the uprights 5 of the back, as atS, and are provided with 'hooked ends 9 arranged to engage lugs or studs 10 on the -edges ofthe seat.

The front legs 3 are connected .by a top bar 11 and a bottom bar 12, said top bar being secured to the front edge of the bottom of the seat by hinges 13 permitting the legs to be folded backwardly. These legs are held in upright position by a brace 14 which preferably is jointed, as shown, being composed of two members connected by a hingel 15,'the up er member being in turn connected to t e bottomof the seat 'b a hinge 16, permitting the brace to be folde` and the lower end ofthe brace is rovided with suitable means for engaging t e bottom cross bar '12 of the legs, such as being rovided with a finger or hook 18 en aging a oop 19 secured to said crossbar. o permit vthe foldin of the' front le s, the hook of the brace is t disenga ed om the cross bar 12 and said brace fo de d upon itself by the central hinge 15 and said' brace then folded" sidewise, plveither be secured to the seat-`at onenside of its center so that when folded it will liegen# tirely within the s ace bounded by the front legs when folded backwardly, or said brace maybe secured centrally, in which case the legs'fold down over the folded brace. The rear legs are likewise provided with a top cross bar 21 and bottom cross bar 22, the top cross bar being secured to the rear edge of the bottom face of the seat by 4hinges 23 arranged to permit said legs* to fold forwardly. The rearlegs are held in their 11pright position by means of suitable latches 24, preferably spring dates', secured t the uprights 5 of the bac openings 25 arranged tosna 0verprojec oting on the top'hinge 16. The brace mayand provided 'With y `tions 26 on the rear edges o therear le s.

In this manner these latches serve noto ydesired the brace arms 'Z may beentirelydis;

pensed with as a means for holding the rear. legs u rigl'it.` but also to hold the back upright so t at. if l, .'85,

The rear legs are jointed, a ss hown-, havin top and bottom sections united by hin es 2 an o ening 30 in a plate 31 projecting bac the lplate an to hold the legs. either straight, as s own in Fig. 1, or flexe for lounging pur oses. f

A suitab e locking the rackbar againstthe'edgeofthe opening through which it projects, or for' re,- leasing the same, said platehavinlg theangle slots 33 fitting over studs 34;; A -tablegor secured, as at 36,*to the' upper 'en s rights 37' whose lower ends are' pivotedvv to 1. In order to permit thedes tobeewung swivel connection 'with its arranged to permit the legs to bebent aclf, wardly. A rack bar 29 is hinged to thelower Kcross bar 22 and projects .up'throuh to one side, one .of the supportsV 3 1 has a y l racket, such as beingconnected to afmernlnrA 39 extending war y .,from, the seat., Said rack bemg ar; j ranged toen 'age the edges of. the. pemnguil l I'1` as's'hownin F f 2, so as to allow' the chair to tilt backWld' Y L;

sl-i ingplate 32 provided-forth 10o desk is also preferably provided., thisbeing shown at 35, having .its sideedges' ivotally I of upbrackets 38 securedto the ed es` offthefseatf.

. 1 7. down through a hele in the bracket; while the opposite upright 37 has a detachable connection with the table, such as providing th'` uprightvwi'th an open slot 40 and forming the pivot by means of a winged screw 41,' which screw can be tightened u to lock the table in place or can be loosene so as to becorne disengaged from the end of the upright' and permit the table to be swun around to oneside on the opposite swive support. The uprights or sup orts 37. are so pivoted to the swing backwardly to permit the folding of the table but vwill not swing forwardly. Braces 42 are pivotally secured to the uprights 37 and have their outer ends bent inwardly and arranged to engage sockets 43 in the lower face of the table. When the table .is to be -folded, these braces are disengaged from the sockets, so periinittinvr the table to fold down in between the uprights 37 and the latter to be swung backwardly to` allow the table to lie llat on the seat. The table on its lower face at the edges is cut away, as shown at 44, to vprovide a space for the braces when the table is folded.

When the chair is to be folded the brace arms 7 are first disconnected and swung u wardly to lie alongside the upri hts 5 of t e back. The braces 42 of the tab e' are disengaged from their sockets and allowed to swing downwardly and the table is also swunof downwardly7 so as to lie between the uprights 37.' The latter are then swung backwardly so as to fold the table down upon the seat7 as shown in Fig. 3. The latches 24 are then disengaged7 permitting the back to be folded forwardly on top of the desk to the' gosition shown. in. Fig. 4. The' brace 14 is c isengaged freni-the cross bar 12 of the front legs and is folded upon itself and then folded sidewise against the bottom face of the seat., rIhe rack bar 29 is then disengaged from the plate 31 and the rear legs folded forwardly,

after which the front legs are folded bac wardly. The rear legs are slightly closer together than the front legs so as to pass between the latter when the front legs are folded down. e

The entire chair folds into a very compact space, as shown in. Fig. 5, thereby enabling it to be easily trans orted. It can be very quickly set up or *necked down and when set up provides a writing or reading table and also serves for lounging purposes, thereby especially adapting it for camp uses.

What we claim. is:

1. A camp chair comprising a seat, f ront )rackets 38 t at they willn and rear legs and a back all hinged to said seat and arranged to fold thereagainst, thel rear legsbeing jointed, and an adjustable brace arranv'ed to vary the an le of the niembers of jointed legs wit reference to each other.l y 'y 2. A camp chair comprising a seatr front and rear legs and a back all hinged thereto,

the rear legs being jointed, a brace extending from the lower part of the rear legs to the seat, and means for adjustably attaching said brace to the seat 3. A camp chair com risin a seat, front and rear legs and a bacli all liinged to said seatand arranged to fold thereagainst, the,

rear legs being jointed, and a brace hinged to the lower parts ofthe rear legs and having' an adjustable connection with the seat.

4. In a cam chair, the combination ol' a seat, front an( rear leOs hinged to the said seat'and arranged tofolll thereagainst, and aA brace hinged to the seat andl arranged to swing sidewise and arranged to engage the front legs to.l hold the ysaine upright.

5. In a camp chair, the combination of a seat, a pair of uprights hinged to the seat near its forward edge andarranged to swing backwardly, a table hinged to the upper endsof said supports and having a detachable connection to one thereof,` and braces pivotally connected to said u rights `and arranged to have their free en( s brought into engagement with the table and support the same.

` 6. In a camp chair, the combination of a seat, uprights hinged tosaid seat and arranged to swing baekwardly, one of said up rights being also arranged to swivel on a ver tical pivot, and a table -pivotally connected to the upperends of the uprights, one of said y pivotal connections being disconnect-ible.

7 In a camp chair, the combination of a seat, front and rear legs and a back all hinged to the seat and arranged to fold there- `against, means for holding said parts in upright position, uprights hinged to the front er wardly, and a table pivotally secured to the upper ends of said uprights and arranged to fold between the same.

In testimony whereof, we the said VITO PILIA and Hansis Boomanl have hereunto set our hands.

VITO PIL'IA.

' HARRIS BOOKER.

Witnesses:

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